150 Things

1. I am an only child.
2. I hated being an only child.
3. I loved being an only child.
4. I am very close to my parents.
5. My parents gave me the middle name Kay, after my mother.
6. If I have a daughter, her middle name will be Kay.
7. I want to adopt a little girl or twins from China.
8. I've wanted to adopt for as long as I can remember.
9. My husband says I talk about it too much.
10. I love my family.
11. I was raised in a Christian home.
12. I am proud of that!
13. I am still a Christian.
14. I'm kind of a loner at times - I enjoy some measure of solitude in my life.
15. I don't mind being alone.
16. But I would rather be with my husband.
17. I didn't get married until I was 26 years old.
18. I am glad that I waited.
19. He is my best friend.
20. We dated when I was 18 and a freshman in college.
21. He was 23 and graduating from college.
22. We broke up and I kissed him for the last time in 1997.
23. I did not kiss another person until I kissed him again in 2003.
24. I am glad that I waited for that, too.
25. I do not have a hero.
26. If I did, it would be my parents and grandparents.
27. They are all amazing people and I strive to be like them.
28. I like to think that I have a little of each of them in my personality.
29. I knew all four of my grandparents and six of my eight great-grandparents.
30. I lost my first grandparent, my Grams, last year.
31. She is one of the most amazing women I know.
32. I hope that I can love like she loved and be half of the woman she was.
33. Both sets of my grandparents have been married for over sixty years.
34. I pray that for my marriage.
35. I have always wanted to read the Bible cover to cover.
36. I am a neat freak who often lets a mess build up.
37. I try to exercise.
38. I love the feeling and results, but I'm inconsistent.
39. I often cope with things by overeating,
40. Maybe I should try over exercising.
41. I respect Chinese culture.
42. I want to know more about it.
43. Other than the U.S., I have spent the most time in Asia.
44. I am going back to China this summer.
45. It is for a mission trip.
46. I feel called to missions.
47. I could live in Asia and be happy.
48. I feel strongly about orphans and want badly to volunteer in some capacity.
49. I find joy in simple things.
50. I am a planner.
51. I love to read.
52. I wish I had time to read more.
53. I have not found my dream job.
54. I think that it lies somewhere in the adoption world.
55. I am never happy with my image in the mirror.
56. I want to change it.
57. I have the power to change it.
58. But I lack the willpower.
59. Yet, I have willpower for so many other things.
60. I have a Yorkshire Terrier.
61. Actually, I have two.
62. One is a girl, the other is a boy.
63. They are two of the great loves of my life.
64. I am the only granddaughter on my mom's side of the family.
65. I am the only grandchild on my dad's side.
66. I do want my children to know their grandparents and great-grandparents.
67. I was never an aunt until I got married.
68. I now have two nephews and four nieces.
69. I also have brothers and sisters now.
70. I should pray for them more often than I do.
71. I have a lot of nicknames that my family calls me.
72. I hate phones.
73. I often wish that the phone would just stop ringing.
74. I love getting mail.
75. This blog has been a creative outlet for me.
76. Some days I hate it.
77. I love to be creative.
78. I wish that I could express my creative side more often.
79. I think that we are too governed by rules.
80. I also believe that we need rules.
81. I am a Republican.
82. I support our troops, no matter where they are.
83. I am proud to be an American.
84. I went to NYC for the first time after 9/11.
85. Ground zero was humbling.
86. I became engaged that same day.
87. That gave me hope for the future.
88. I feel that I am a leader.
89. Some days I do not feel like making decisions.
90. I have good friends.
91. But none of them live very close to me.
92. I want to be a stay at home mom.
93. I want to be a stay at home mom, with no kids.
94. I want to learn to sew.
95. Sometimes I have more ideas than I can handle.
96. I love to travel.
97. I have a list of places that I would love to travel to.
98. I took Mandarin Chinese lessons.
99. I only remember a few words and phrases.
100. I am trying to learn more before our mission trip.
101. God has taught me so much in the planning of this trip.
102. He is ever faithful.
103. My favorite hymn is "Great is Thy Faithfulness".
104. I want it played at my funeral.
105. I look forward to my lunch break.
106. I like to get away.
107. I love to eat healthy.
108. I wish I had someone to prepare meals for me.
109. I could be a vegetarian.
110. I love to cook.
111. I wish that I cooked more, and with flair.
112. I love it when it rains.
113. I rarely wear shorts.
114. I think that sweatpants should be banned in public.
115. I love Christmas.
116. I will teach my children the real meaning of Christmas.
117. And I will spank and discipline them.
118. I take at least two baths/showers a day.
119. I love to sleep in.
120. Or spend all day in my PJs.
121. I am more productive in my PJs.
122. I always have to have the radio on in the car.
123. When I tell stories, they are long and detailed.
124. I love looking at pictures.
125. I love clothes, but I hate trying them on.
126. I tivo too many shows, but I rarely watch TV.
127. I keep a list of things that I want to do with my children.
128. I try to say "I love you" on a daily basis.
129. As much as I try, I cannot live without Wal-Mart.
130. I love to scuba dive.
131. I cannot have enough days off.
132. Every week I tell myself that I will eat better and lose weight.
133. I hate that!
134. I am a perfectionist.
135. I save money in a plastic Chinese lantern.
136. I always write thank you notes.
137. I think that it is rude not to.
138. I love history.
139. I do not remember as much history as I would like.
140. I have owned three houses.
141. The house that I live in now is my favorite.
142. It is the house that my husband grew up in.
143. His dad built it before he was born.
144. He died when my husband was seven.
145. From what I know, he was an incredibly interesting man.
146. My mother-in-law is one of the most giving people I know.
147. She gave me the best gift, my husband.
148. My husband makes me want to be a better person.
149. He deserves more than I am.
150. God often teaches me through everyday circumstances.